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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
2
A report notes serpent bites common in India and discusses a supposed restorative remedy Electric Ruvers. Brown of Bengettsville claims it restored his wife to health from dyspepsia and other ailments. The product is sold by Hartz & Uilemeyer druggists with a money back guarantee and a stated price.
Hollis Rocky Mountain Tea marketed as a small preventative offers tea or tablets for 35 cents. Available at Mt Thomas Pharmacy, the product is promoted as a vital tonic for overall wellness.
Davenport malting company driver J H Orich narrowly escaped serious injury after a wagon overturned and horses bolted through Pekin alley. He freed himself, mounted a horse, was thrown again, and the wagon dragged before being stopped. the wagon suffered heavy damage.
The article argues that dairy stock in the county could dramatically increase value through better selection of sires and careful breeding. It cites Guernsey and Holstein test results, notes high milk and butter fat outputs, and urges profitable dairying without strict pedigree. It concludes with a call to breed stronger stock and invest in proven bulls, despite costs.
Police swooped on bathers at Sugar Hollow creek corner Nineteenth street and Twelfth avenue. Boys built two dams causing overflow. five were brought to the police station after a dash into the woods. Others were lectured and discharged.
County Court proceedings preside over wills guardianships and estates for Mary J Engtin Jaron Deis Henry H Chase and Marx Voss with petitions for probate guardianship letters of administration bond requirements and real estate transfers including Tod to Emma Tod and related actions and defaults noted for George Dell William Keiffe Dora Singlewan and others.
Property deals include Mary B Stockwell selling parts of blocks in Brigham's addition Cordova to J A and A T Isson for 700 dollars. Laur a Hinges to Charles M H Nunt D ley includes lots 8 and 9 in section 27 for 6 125 dollars. Catherine Davenport to W Baktley part nw in section 17 2 for 1 750. Emma Zimmerman and J W Spencer's addition Rock Island Yon $5 000.
W A Meese of Moline presents a historical work on Rock Island and Moline roles in the birth of the Republican party. The author treats the topic as an epoch beyond partisan politics, offering what he calls the most complete facts on this subject to date.
Fragmentary account cites Rock Island involvement in the Dred Scott case and local abolitionist activity in Moline and surrounding towns. Mentions the Underground Railroad, early Republican party meetings, C P Wharton, and a poetic fragment from Rocky Mountain Ten and TH Thomas pharmacy.
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